Major Dundee (1964)
- Directed by
- Sam Peckinpah
- Genre
- Western film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 178 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the Civil War, a Union cavalry officer leads a mixed group of soldiers, Confederate prisoners, and Indian scouts into Mexico to stop Apache raids. The mission is plagued by internal conflicts and harsh conditions.
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What happens
Major Dundee is a 1965 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Harry Julian Fink and Oscar Saul. It stars Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Michael Anderson Jr., Mario Adorf, Brock Peters, and Senta Berger. The film is about a Union cavalry officer who leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners, and Indian scouts on an expedition into Mexico during the American Civil War to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding United States bases and settlements in the New Mexico territory. The film was shot in various locations in Mexico, filmed in Eastman Color by Pathécolor, print by Technicolor. Major Dundee became notorious for its difficult shoot and post production, which saw the movie greatly cut from Peckinpah's original vision. He later called the film "one of the most painful things that ever happened in my life." The film was released by Columbia Pictures on March 16, 1965. Initial critical response was largely negative, but retrospective reviews have been highly positive, following the release of an extended cut closer to Peckinpah's original vision in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ulzana's Raid (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.